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Database Entry

Threat unknown

Vendor detections: 5

Intelligence 5 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	178528e57e2f085bd6d3d7c3835dfb02658c744d6cde82c1eedd606e16d1815c
SHA3-384 hash:	a89a7963adad06ad341feb777d2fd0c3bf2c6581abf2617e3751132a8d4e2cc17366cea300dd45b1c7d8e7bf11bae21f
SHA1 hash:	ebbe5ebff2ec8c79ccda033e157433d1542d2895
MD5 hash:	bbd8bf0f75f7ae3d321656b5ed52fd66
humanhash:	high-early-carolina-coffee
File name:	Hopeless.zip
Download:	download sample
File size:	274'012 bytes
First seen:	2026-08-10 08:37:10 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	zip
MIME type:	application/zip
Note:	This file is a password protected archive. The password is: infected
ssdeep	6144:7mWti6kB/2A/KR//6Tq7YA8O/ugfJDLEWXmm3GqonT/0pGn:7mg22AIKm7Y8JJIq2T/0+
TLSH	T1884423CCBF280353C5CE4BB069371776127D6A22E556556C2BC288C78E593F320EE9D9
Magika	zip
Reporter	zdn2pwn
Tags:	zip

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

File Archive Information

This file is a password protected archive. The password is: infected

This file archive contains 4 file(s), sorted by their relevance:

File name:	hopeless_v4.exe
File size:	101'888 bytes
SHA256 hash:	ac747b302f101559b214097e695d0a6082929c69c0932bc832e80bba8977c640
MD5 hash:	9fc41b6c1221b5aa3236b4f6d5b807a1
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec

File name:	hopeless_v5.exe
File size:	98'816 bytes
SHA256 hash:	4b824261dffe23c58a489b0156f2631895b29fc2a3f9e9cd8643b3d2f585f6a6
MD5 hash:	37d92c9187d3dd4d83bf61adac33a233
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec

File name:	hopeless.exe
File size:	97'280 bytes
SHA256 hash:	10e9c6ea349a4b38472918eae06e1f9932fe0a515515aea731b8e9ae9a7342be
MD5 hash:	3ab8421dd766280b35d138eac97e8434
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec

File name:	xhopeless.exe
File size:	416'241 bytes
SHA256 hash:	b77f680bf36519600963372d5a6bc7883c26ba3ba17669083b2123c534a6489b
MD5 hash:	e9e6e925876eb3bb02f09cfc1965aacc
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Details

Link:

https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/212871da-bc0c-4104-bf4e-d678dc33c168/

Verdict:

Likely Malicious

Threat level:

7.5/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

adaptive-context anti-debug anti-security cmd crypto dllhost evasive exploit explorer hacktool lockbit lolbin msconfig packed ransomware ransomware reconnaissance regedit runonce schtasks wmic

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a798dccb716bd3110195461/reports/087a1098-dcd2-438b-a162-5179e42a1329/overview

Verdict:

Unknown

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/178528e57e2f085bd6d3d7c3835dfb02658c744d6cde82c1eedd606e16d1815c

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

10/10

Tags:

bootkit defense_evasion discovery evasion execution persistence ransomware trojan

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/260810-lgxvpszyez/

Behaviour

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Uses Task Scheduler COM API

Executes a command shell one-liner

Drops file in Windows directory

Launches sc.exe

Drops file in System32 directory

Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

Adds Run key to start application

Modifies WinLogon

Executes dropped EXE

Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot

Stops running service(s)

Windows security modification

Uses Session Manager for persistence

Modifies WinLogon for persistence

Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings

Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

Windows security bypass

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

Legit

Score:

0.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/178528e57e2f085bd6d3d7c3835dfb02658c744d6cde82c1eedd606e16d1815c

YARA Signatures

MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:	Check_VBox_Guest_Additions Create hunting rule

Rule name:	Check_VmTools Create hunting rule

Rule name:	CMD_Shutdown Create hunting rule
Author:	adm1n_usa32

Rule name:	DebuggerCheck__API Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	DetectEncryptedVariants Create hunting rule
Author:	Zinyth
Description:	Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded

Rule name:	detect_powershell Create hunting rule
Author:	daniyyell
Description:	Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution

Rule name:	golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 Create hunting rule
Author:	Justin Cornwell
Description:	CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset

Rule name:	HUNTING_SUSP_TLS_SECTION Create hunting rule
Author:	chaosphere
Description:	Detect PE files with .tls section that can be used for anti-debugging
Reference:	Practical Malware Analysis - Chapter 16

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_ClearWinLogs Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects executables containing commands for clearing Windows Event Logs

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defender features

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENRansomware Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects command variations typically used by ransomware

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_References_SecTools Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects executables referencing many IR and analysis tools

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_USNDeleteJournal Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects executables containing anti-forensic artifacts of deleting USN change journal. Observed in ransomware

Rule name:	pe_detect_tls_callbacks Create hunting rule

Rule name:	Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage Create hunting rule
Author:	XiAnzheng
Description:	May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

Rule name:	VECT_Ransomware Create hunting rule
Author:	Mustafa Bakhit
Description:	Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

Rule name:	win_rat_generic Create hunting rule
Author:	Reedus0
Description:	Rule for detecting generic RAT malware

File information

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